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Banksy beats Turner in UK's favourite artworks

The graffiti artist's mural surpasses paintings by British greats like John Constable and JMW Turner.

By Duarte Garrido, Entertainment Reporter

Wednesday 26 July 2017 15:03, UK

Girl holding a heart balloon. Photograph of Banksy's graffiti street art from 2004. Pic: Oliver Grove / PYMCA /REX/Shutterstock
Image: The original Balloon Girl graffiti mural was painted on the wall of a London shop in 2002
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Banksy's famous stencil of a girl losing a heart-shaped balloon has been chosen as Britain's favourite artwork.

The graffiti mural, titled Balloon Girl, first appeared on the side of a shop in Shoreditch, east London, in 2002.

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The poll, carried out by Samsung to mark the launch of its new TV The Frame, gathered the votes of 2,000 people who selected their favourite from a short list made by arts editors and writers.

John Constable's 1821 painting The Hay Wain has come second in a poll of the nation's favourite artwork
Image: John Constable's 1821 painting The Hay Wain has come second in the poll
Jack Vettriano's 1992 painting The Singing Butler came third in a poll of the nation's favourite artwork
Image: Third in the poll was Jack Vettriano's 1992 painting The Singing Butler

Banksy's Balloon Girl was followed by John Constable's The Hay Wain and Jack Vetriano's The Singing Butler.

JMW Turner's The Fighting Temeraire features at number four, while The Beatles' Sgt Pepper cover and Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon come at number eight and nine respectively.

JMW Turner's 1839 work The Fighting Temeraire has come fourth in a poll of the nation's favourite artwork
Image: JMW Turner's 1839 work The Fighting Temeraire was fourth favourite
Antony Gormley's 1998 sculpture the Angel of the North has come fifth in a poll of the nation's favourite artwork
Image: Antony Gormley's 1998 sculpture the Angel of the North has come fifth in the poll

Banksy's mural was first sold in a cardboard version by Sotheby's for £73,250 in 2012.

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In 2014 the original stencil mural was removed from the wall of the shop to be exhibited and was then sold for around £500,000.

It is one of the most iconic paintings in pop culture today - with pop star Justin Bieber even tattooing it on his forearm.

The final poll results for the UK's favourite artworks:

  1. Banksy - Balloon Girl
  2. John Constable - The Hay Wain
  3. Jack Vettriano - The Singing Butler
  4. JMW Turner - The Fighting Temeraire
  5. Antony Gormley - The Angel of the North
  6. LS Lowry - Going to the Match
  7. John William Waterhouse - The Lady of Shalott
  8. Peter Blake - Sgt Pepper album cover
  9. Hipgnosis and George Hardie - Dark Side of the Moon album cover
  10. George Stubbs - Mares and Foals
  11. Thomas Gainsborough - Mr and Mrs Andrews
  12. John Everett Millais - Ophelia
  13. Andy Goldsworthy - Balanced Rock Misty
  14. David Hockney - A Bigger Splash
  15. Bridget Riley - Movement in Squares
  16. Anish Kapoor - ArcelorMittal Orbit
  17. Stik - A Couple Hold Hands in the Street
  18. Maggi Hambling - Scallop
  19. Henry Moore - Reclining Figure
  20. Jamie Reid - Never Mind the Bollocks album cover

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